Exhibition is open

3. dets 2024 – 5. jaan 2025
Every day from 11.00 am to 6.00 pm
except on the 24th Dec from 11am to 3pm
and on the 31th Dec 11am to 3pm
01. jaan 2025 – suletud

Venue:

Gallery of the Design and Architecture
Pärnu mnt 6, Tallinn, Estonia

Tickets:

Täiskasvanud ja õpilased: 4€
Children 0-6 yr: free

Gingerbread Mania is an art exhibition with only one condition - everything must be made of gingerbread. The authors of the exhibition are about 100 Estonian artists, among them architects, designers, ceramicists and visual artists. Our traditional gingerbread exhibition is one of the most popular events in Tallinn during Christmas and has been held continuously since 2006.

Järjekorras 18-nes PiparkoogiMaania 2023 “Film” on läbi saanud. Näitusel oli eksponeeritud 106 kunstniku poolt valminud 70 suurepärast piparkoogiteost. Siin on väike pildigalerii ja külastajate lemmiku hääletuse tulemused. Kokku lugesime 6866 häält ja 20 lemmiktööd olid sellised.

While today we know gingerbread mainly as spicy Christmas cookies, over the centuries, making and decorating gingerbread has been considered a great art. The tradition of making gingerbread goes much further back in history than is commonly thought. The heyday of making gingerbread was in the 16th-18th centuries, and they were not only related to Christmas, but were made throughout the year for various holidays.

Why does gingerbread have to be flat and plane? The Gingerbread Mania exhibition started from this question. A little more playful thinking and a few techniques are enough to bake completely different gingerbread cookies. Baking gingerbread and the spicy sweet smell are part of every Estonians Christmas anticipation. Here you will find the main techniques to make yourself more exciting gingerbread cookies and make this Christmas even more magical.

Come and learn to bake artistic gingerbread and take part in a real Christmas experience!
The workshop lasts 1.5 hours and is suitable for gingerbread lovers of all ages. We do various workshops that are perfect for groups, schools and companies. The workshops will take place from December 2nd to January 6th.
Find a free time that suits you and come to bake!

You can buy unique gingerbreads made by artists in the cafe of the exhibition. You can be sure that these gingerbreads are something completely different. We also offer hot drinks and gingerbread to eat right away for those who have an uncontrollable desire to sink their teeth into gingerbread art. Gingerbread doughs, glazes and various gingerbreads are available. The cafe is open at the exhibition every day from December 1st to January 7th.

Take part in a virtual gingerbread workshop. Learn how to decorate gingerbread clothes and make an awesome crunchy delicious mobile phone.

We invite you to see the Gingerbread Mania exhibition with the whole class and bake artistic gingerbread yourself. We will learn interesting baking and decorating tricks, learn about the history of gingerbread, visit an exhibition and solve a puzzle. Gingerbread Mania is a great opportunity to make sweet contact with the world of design and art.